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Undilah PAS : MENENTANG KEZALIMAN & MENEGAKKAN KEADILAN
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The New Cabinet Line-Up: A Great Disappointment
The new cabinet line-up is nothing to crow about. Most ministers retained their
posts and the few new faces
added on were either unknown or not particularly outstanding. The only surprise
was the appointment of the
new Education minister Musa Mohamed, who was not a politician nor someone who
was publicly active since
he last stepped down as vice-chancellor of Universiti Sains Malaysia in 1995.
Nevertheless, the appointment of Abdul Aziz Shamsuddin, a senator, as the new
deputy Education minister is
certain to raise eyebrows as he has been directly linked to the conspiracy
allegation brought about by former
deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim.
Other controversial ministers hit by allegations of corruption such as Daim and
Rafidah Aziz were retained in their
posts, supposedly to sanction their roles in the country's economic recovery.
The reappointment of defeated
parliamentary incumbent Dr Abdul Hamid Othman as Minister in the Prime
Minister's Department, presumably to be
in-charge of Islamic Affairs, shows that UMNO has hardly any other candidates
withstrong Islamic credentials
to head the department.
A glaring though not surprising move by the Prime Minister was to deny Kelantan
andTerengganu any
representation in the federal cabinet. What it boils down to is that thefederal
cabinet is now a government
for eleven states and the prime minister a leader for the Barisan Nasional
states only instead of for Malaysia
as a whole. Yet again, a familiar and oft-used tactic is being employed to
"punish" constituencies that have
voted opposition. It is time that the citizens of both states question the
constitutionality of this provision and
insist that, as taxpayers of a federal system, they too should be represented;
if not, there should not be any
taxation without representation.
Another feature of this new cabinet line-up is the reduction from three to two -
a drop of 33 per cent - in the
number of ministerial posts given to women. This is not only surprising but is a
cruel blow for women especially
since the Barisan Nasional depended heavily on its women's wings to deliver the
votes and used the issue of
women's rights in their campaign gimmicks. When it comes to the real issue of
women's political rights, the
prime minister refused to reward more of his women party leaders with power.
There were no new and imaginative portfolios created. If there is anything to be
expected of the new Malaysian
government in the new millennium, it will be "business-as-usual" irrespective of
what the people want or think -
and that is a great disappointment.
Executive Committee
11 December 1999
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